Tullyhommon (from Irish: Tulaigh Uí Thiomáin meaning "Ó Tiomáin's hillock")[1][2] is a small village in County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland. It lies within the Fermanagh District Council area. In the 2001 Census the village had a population of 81 people.[3]
Historically, it is part of the larger village of Pettigo, the remainder of which lies in County Donegal in the Republic of Ireland. It is divided by the Termon, the river which forms part of the boundary between Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland.
Locally, Tullyhommon is known as "High Street", from its hillside position overlooking the rest of Pettigo.
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On Remembrance Day on 8 November 1987, the Provisional IRA planted a bomb on a parade route but it failed to explode. The parade consisted mainly of young members of the Girls' Brigade and Boys' Brigade with only a handful of security forces in attendance. The bomb was estimated to be four times the size of the Enniskillen bomb. This attempted bombing was part of an operation to coincide with the Enniskillen attack which left 12 civilians dead.[4][5]
Basil McIvor (17 June 1928 – 5 November 2004), Ulster Unionist politician and pioneer of integrated education, was born in Tullyhommon.
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